History Awesome / TheForceAwakens

*** Well no, no it hasn't. But it's damn well flying again '''now'''.

* Something has to be said for a certain bit of Lampshade Hanging when Finn and Rey are getting into the ''Falcon''.
--> '''Rey''': 'This ship hasn't flown in ''years''!'
** Well no, no it hasn't. But it's damn well flying again '''now'''.

** The official novelization explains that Snoke destroyed the Star System in the movie, despite being a valuable resource to the first order, as a desperate act to prevent anyone from finding Luke..... Luke Skywalker is so ungodly badass that the villain of the movie, at the ''possibility'' of someone finding him, uses an UpToEleven ''Death Star'' to destroy the entire star system of people who could possibly find him. Luke Skywalker is so feared that using a Death Star to wipeout a star system at a significant loss of the people trying to keep him away is an act of desperation. Snoke is not worried about Luke returning, he's ''terrified'' of it.

** WordOfGod and [[ExpandedUniverse supplemental material]] make a note of how incredibly dangerous a lightsaber can be towards its owner (hence the reason why they are so rarely made or used by non-Sith/Jedi). Just being able to ''use'' the damn thing without any training or being a force user is nigh-impossible, and even for well-trained Jedi, wielding an unfamiliar lightsaber is rather unwieldy. Fortunately [[AchievementsInIgnorance nobody told Finn that.]]

--> '''Rey''': 'This ship hasn't flown in ''years''!'//
Well no, no it hasn't. But it's damn well flying again '''now'''.

--> '''Rey''': 'This ship hasn't flown in ''years''!'

* Something has to be said for a certain bit of [[Lampshade Hanging]] when Finn and Rey are getting into the ''Falcon''.
--> '''Rey''': 'This ship hasn't flown in ''years''.'

** The official novelization explains that Snoke destroyed the Star System in the movie, despite being a valuable resource to the first order, as a desperate act to prevent anyone from finding Luke..... Luke Skywalker is so ungodly badass that the villain of the movie, at the POSSIBILITY of someone finding him, uses a goddamn motherfucking DEATH STAR to wipeout a Star System. Luke Skywalker is so feared that using a Death Star to wipeout a star system at a significant loss of the people trying to keep him away is an act of desperation. Snoke is not worried about Luke returning, he's TERRIFIED of it.

** "Words" don't do this the justice it deserves.

* While not as revolutionary or positive as Rey, the sheer shock and [[BaseBreakingCharacter base-breaking]] that [[BeingEvilSucks Kylo Ren]] brought upon the fanbase can be considered this. For years, the franchise ran on villains that were deliberately designed to be as cool, likable, badass and marketable as possible, most notably with SeriesMascot Darth Vader. In previews, Kylo Ren seemed like he'd be more of the same, especially since he was designed to be [[DarthVaderClone a deliberate expy of Vader]]. Then the movie itself comes out, and Ren is revealed to be an emotionally volatile, {{wangst}}y and obviously very disturbed PsychopathicManchild who tries too hard [[EvilIsCool to be as impressively evil as Vader was]]; in fact, he tries so hard that [[spoiler:he kills his own father, Han Solo]]. This shocked audiences, cemented Ren's status as a HateSink, and [[BrokenStreak defied expectations]] that he'd be yet another unshakable villain who mainly exists to look cool and show off his awesome fighting skills. In short, Kylo Ren is a {{deconstruction}} of Vader's popularity and status as a cultural icon, as he's what happens when you get an [[LoonyFan obsessive Vader fanboy]] ''in the Star Wars universe itself''. It takes some thought and [[BrokenBase is VERY debatable]], but it's quite awesome that they managed to surprise audiences with a complex, introspective, ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]''-esque character in a franchise that's best-known for running on RuleOfCool and being gimmicky and marketable rather than exploring deeper cultural and psychological issues.

* While not as revolutionary or positive as Rey, the sheer shock and [[BaseBreakingCharacter base-breaking]] that [[BeingEvilSucks Kylo Ren]] brought upon the fanbase can be considered this. For years, the franchise ran on villains that were deliberately designed to be as cool, likable, badass and marketable as possible, most notably with SeriesMascot Darth Vader. In previews, Kylo Ren seemed like he'd be more of the same, especially since he was designed to be [[DarthVaderClone a deliberate expy of Vader]]. Then the movie itself comes out, and Ren is revealed to be an emotionally volatile, {{wangst}}y PsychopathicManchild who tries too hard [[EvilIsCool to be as cool as Vader was]], to the point that he tries so hard to be evil that [[spoiler:he kills his own father, Han Solo]]. This shocked audiences, cemented Ren's status as a HateSink, and defied expectations that he'd be yet another unshakable villain who mainly exists to look cool and show off his awesome fighting skills. In short, Kylo Ren is a {{deconstruction}} of Vader's popularity and status as a cultural icon, as he's what happens when you get an [[LoonyFan obsessive Vader fanboy]] ''in the Star Wars universe itself''. It takes some thought and [[BrokenBase is VERY debatable]], but it's quite awesome that they managed to surprise audiences with a complex, introspective, ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]''-esque character in a franchise that's best-known for running on RuleOfCool and being gimmicky and marketable rather than exploring deeper cultural and psychological issues.

* While not as revolutionary or positive as Rey, the sheer shock and [[BaseBreakingCharacter base-breaking]] that [[BeingEvilSucks Kylo Ren]] brought upon the fanbase can be considered this. For years, the franchise ran on villains that were deliberately designed to be as cool, likable, badass and marketable as possible, most notably with SeriesMascot Darth Vader. In previews, Kylo Ren seemed like he'd be more of the same, especially since he was designed to be [[DarthVaderClone a deliberate expy of Vader]]. Then the movie itself comes out, and Ren is revealed to be an emotionally volatile, {{wangst}}y PsychopathicManchild who tries too hard [[EvilIsCool to be as cool as Vader was]], to the point that he tries so hard to be evil that [[spoiler:he kills his own father, Han Solo]]. This shocked audiences, cemented Ren's status as a HateSink, and defied expectations that he'd be yet another unshakable villain who mainly exists to look cool and show off his awesome fighting skills. In short, Kylo Ren is a {{deconstruction}} of Vader's popularity and status as a cultural icon, as he's what happens when you get an [[LoonyFan obsessive Vader fanboy]] ''in the Star Wars universe itself''. It takes some thought and [[BrokenBase is VERY debatable]], but it's quite awesome that they managed to surprise audiences with a complex, ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]''-esque character in a franchise that's best-known for running on RuleOfCool and being gimmicky and marketable rather than exploring deeper cultural and psychological issues.

* While not as revolutionary or positive as Rey, the sheer shock and [[BaseBreakingCharacter base-breaking]] that [[BeingEvilSucks Kylo Ren]] brought upon the fanbase can be considered this. For years, the franchise ran on villains that were deliberately designed to be as cool, likable, badass and marketable as possible, most notably with SeriesMascot Darth Vader. In previews, Kylo Ren seemed like he'd be more of the same, especially since he was designed to be [[DarthVaderClone a deliberate expy of Vader]]. Then the movie itself comes out, and Ren is revealed to be an emotionally volatile, {{wangst}}y PsychopathicManchild who tries too hard [[EvilIsCool to be as cool as Vader was]], to the point that he tries so hard to be evil that [[spoiler:he kills his own father, Han Solo]]. This shocked audiences, cemented Ren's status as a HateSink, and defied expectations that he'd be yet another unshakable villain who mainly exists to look cool and show off his awesome fighting skills. In short, Kylo Ren is a {{deconstruction}} of Vader's popularity and status as a cultural icon, as he's what happens when you get an [[LoonyFan obsessive Vader fanboy]] ''in the Star Wars universe itself''. It takes some thought and [[BrokenBase is VERY debatable]], but it's quite awesome that they managed to add an ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]''-esque character to a franchise that's best-known for running on RuleOfCool and being gimmicky and marketable rather than exploring deeper cultural and psychological issues.

* While not as revolutionary or positive as Rey, the sheer shock and [[BaseBreakingCharacter base-breaking]] that [[BeingEvilSucks Kylo Ren]] brought upon the fanbase can be considered this. For years, the franchise ran on villains that were deliberately designed to be as cool, likable, badass and marketable as possible, most notably with SeriesMascot Darth Vader. In previews, Kylo Ren seemed like he'd be more of the same, especially since he was designed to be [[DarthVaderClone a deliberate expy of Vader]]. Then the movie itself comes out, and Ren is revealed to be an emotionally volatile, {{wangst}}y PsychopathicManchild who tries too hard [[EvilIsCool to be as cool as Vader was]], to the point that he tries so hard to be evil that [[spoiler:he kills his own father, Han Solo]] - shocking audiences, cementing his status as a HateSink, and defying expectations that he'd be yet another unshakable villain who mainly exists to look cool and show off his awesome fighting skills. In short, Kylo Ren is a {{deconstruction}} of Vader's popularity and status as a cultural icon, as he's what happens when you get an [[LoonyFan obsessive Vader fanboy]] ''in the Star Wars universe itself''. It takes some thought and [[BrokenBase is VERY debatable]], but it's quite awesome that they managed to add an ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]''-esque character to a franchise that's best-known for running on RuleOfCool and being gimmicky and marketable rather than exploring deeper cultural and psychological issues.

** Even better? The music during this moment is [[spoiler:"Burning Homestead" - the same piece of music that plays in ''A New Hope'' when Luke finds his aunt and uncle killed. It isn't a re-recording, it is taken ''from the original movie soundtrack''. It just fits this scene perfectly and makes the moment feel all the more poignant and epic.]]

* [[spoiler:Poe Dameron]]'s BigDamnHeroes moment in Takodana, where he demonstrates why he is the best pilot in the Resistance by destroying ''ten'' TIE fighters ''in a single pass'', while at the same time sniping stormtroopers on the ground with pinpoint accuracy. In the ''Legends'' continuity, killing five TIE fighters in one engagement makes you an "instant ace"; [[spoiler:Poe]] managed to make himself an instant ace ''in an instant! Twice!''

** Even better, this is one of the few moments in the film with no special effects whatsoever.[[note]]Except for the CGI of Luke's robotic right hand[[/note]] The scene was shot at Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of Ireland with a crumbling Christian monastery. Even if you recognize the location, it works perfectly in the context of the scene and makes everything feel so much more real.

** Even better, this is one of the few moments in the film with no special effects whatsoever. The scene was shot at Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of Ireland with a crumbling Christian monastery. Even if you recognize the location, it works perfectly in the context of the scene and makes everything feel so much more real.

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* [[spoiler:Rey]] channelling the Force in the final battle and then proceeding to beat Kylo Ren in lightsaber combat. Especially since this is after [[spoiler:Ren has killed Han, using his own father's ''love'' for him to gain the advantage. Seeing Rey (who had already come to think of Han as a father figure) totally ''own'' him is [[CatharsisFactor cathartic.]]]]

* As pointed out by commentators, for the first time in a nearly forty-year-old franchise, one of the films finally has Rey, a {{Badass}} ActionGirl, as the main character (after previous trilogies focus on Luke and Anakin) showing that women can be {{the hero}}es of their own stories and [[https://www.instagram.com/p/_LVWjblE1H/ giving young girls their own female Jedi to look up to.]] For commentators of color, having black and Latino heroes (as well as major Asian supporting characters) proved incredibly meaningful as well - [[http://www.bustle.com/articles/118126-ava-duvernay-launches-celebratestarwarsvii-hashtag-to-bring-positivity-back-to-a-galaxy-far-far-away consider the numerous black Twitter users who posted to the #celebratestarwars hashtag, talking about how much they wished they had someone like Finn growing up, and happy they were that their kids could have a black hero.]] Minorities have been fans of ''Star Wars'' [[http://samueldelany.tumblr.com/post/82806452407/samuel-delany-reviews-the-first-star-wars-movie since the very beginning]] and now they're finally seeing people like themselves as the stars of one of the biggest and most influential franchises of all time.

* As pointed out by feminist commentators, for the first time in a nearly forty-year-old franchise, one of the films finally has Rey, a {{Badass}} ActionGirl, as the main character (after previous trilogies focus on Luke and Anakin) showing that women can be {{the hero}}es of their own stories and [[https://www.instagram.com/p/_LVWjblE1H/ giving young girls their own female Jedi to look up to.]] For commentators of color, having black and Latino heroes (as well as major Asian supporting characters) proved incredibly meaningful as well - [[http://www.bustle.com/articles/118126-ava-duvernay-launches-celebratestarwarsvii-hashtag-to-bring-positivity-back-to-a-galaxy-far-far-away consider the numerous black Twitter users who posted to the #celebratestarwars hashtag, talking about how much they wished they had someone like Finn growing up, and happy they were that their kids could have a black hero.]] Minorities have been fans of ''Star Wars'' [[http://samueldelany.tumblr.com/post/82806452407/samuel-delany-reviews-the-first-star-wars-movie since the very beginning]] and now they're finally seeing people like themselves as the stars of one of the biggest and most influential franchises of all time.

* Just the very fact the film was made. Everyone though ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' was the last, with George Lucas constantly saying the sequel trilogy would never happen. Then, on October 30, 2012...